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Tax Wall Street, 7,500 protesters say
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka led protesters in a march on Wall Street yesterday, chanting that investment banks must "fix the mess that you made'' by paying more taxes and lending more money.
"It's time for special taxes for bank bonuses,'' Trumka said at a City Hall rally.
The rally capped a drive being conducted by the nation's largest organization of labor unions, called Make Wall Street Pay. Protesters, some dressed as pirates, held signs saying "Break Up Megabanks'' and "Hey Big Banks–Less Bail, More Jail.'' Rallies have targeted Goldman Sachs Group, the most profitable securities firm, and the five biggest US banks.
Police estimated more than 7,500 people gathered near City Hall before the crowd headed past the New York Stock Exchange, carrying signs reading "Reclaim Our Democracy.''